ASTM_F_2930_-_15.pdf

Designation:F293015Standard Guide forCompliance with Light Sport Aircraft Standards1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2930;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This document provides guidance to assist manufactur-ers in understanding and meeting ASTM standards for lightsport aircraft.This guidance material presents philosophies,practices and considerations recommended by industryconsensus,but does not present technical or business require-ments that must be met.1.2 It is the intent of this guide to provide processes to beconsidered by organizations looking to develop or improveobjective evidence of compliance for light sport aircraft.Itdoes not attempt to identify all of the standards,regulations orother requirements that may be applicable to a given aircraft,production or testing process.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F2245 Specification for Design and Performance of a LightSport AirplaneF2295 Practice for Continued Operational Safety Monitor-ing of a Light Sport AircraftF2483 Practice for Maintenance and the Development ofMaintenance Manuals for Light Sport AircraftF2626 Terminology for Light Sport AircraftF2746 Specification for Pilots Operating Handbook(POH)for Light Sport AirplaneF2839 Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standardson Light Sport AircraftF2972 Specification for Light Sport Aircraft ManufacturersQuality Assurance SystemF3035 Practice for Production Acceptance in the Manufac-ture of a Fixed Wing Light Sport Aircraft2.2 FAA Standards:3FAA Advisory Circular No.23.629-1B Means of Compli-ance with Title 14 CFR,Part 23,Section 23.629,FlutterFAA JASC(Joint Aircraft System/Component)Codes2.3 Other References:ATA(Air Transport Association)Spec 100,or the neweriSpec 2200Information Standards for Aviation Mainte-nance4Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardiza-tion(MMPDS,formerly MIL-HDBK-5)5CMH-17(formerly MIL-HDBK-17)for composite materialproperties5CICTT(Commercial Aviation Safety Team/InternationalCivilAviationOrganizationCommonTaxonomyTeam)International Standard for Aircraft Make,Model,and Series Groupings Business Rules,October 2012(1.3)63.Terminology3.1 The following are a selection of relevant terms.SeeTerminology F2626 for more definitions and abbreviations.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 compliance packagea set of documents which pro-vides objective,verifiable evidence for compliance to appli-cable ASTM standards.3.2.2 compliance programa set of activities planned for,executed,and for which results are reviewed against ASTMstandards for the purpose of declaring compliance to a particu-lar standard.3.2.2.1 DiscussionThe program may be short and simpleor extensive and comprehensive,depending on the standard orpurpose of the program(for example,initial design versusmodification).1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light SportAircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting.Current edition approved Aug.1,2015.Published September 2015.Originallyapproved in 2012.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F2930 14a.DOI:10.1520/F2930-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Federal Aviation Administration(FAA),800 IndependenceAve.,SW,Washington,DC 20591,http:/www.faa.gov.4Available from http:/www.airlines.org.5Available from http:/.6Available from http:/intlaviationstandards.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.3 continued compliance activitywork that is con-ducted as part of the ongoing support and production of anaircraft following the initial design definition and statement ofcompliance.3.2.4 control drawingdiscloses engineering form,fit,function,and performance requirements for the acquisition ofpurchased items of existing designs,or of items speciallydeveloped by vendors.3.2.4.1 DiscussionA control drawing facilitates accurateprocurement of vendor-developed items without disclosingdetails of designs or divulging proprietary vendor data.3.2.5 date of manufacturepossible dates include,but arenot limited to,the date of initial registration in the relevantcountry of first registry of the individual aircraft,the date ofinitial airworthiness certification,the date of the signat